Las Vegas • In the years since Rick Majerus passed away in 2012, his legend has only grown. Seemingly anyone connected in any way to the former Utah head coach has a story to share.
Enter John Calipari. In the build-up to Wednesday night’s Utah-Kentucky game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Wildcats coach was asked on Tuesday morning about his relationship with Majerus, who led the Utes to 10 NCAA Tournaments, including the national-championship game in 1998.
Early in his tenure as head coach and executive vice president of basketball operations of the New Jersey Nets, Calipari made his way out to Salt Lake City to watch the Utes practice.